Eighty-Three Different Questions by Augustine of Hippo. Short summary

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In the work, the author seeks answers to a variety of questions: about God, the Holy Trinity, sin and salvation of the soul to questions of secular life, art and philosophy.

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A treatise on various questions is devoted to a detailed analysis of a variety of questions of doctrine, theology and dogma, the spiritual life of the Christian, ethics, church and social activity.

The author raises philosophical questions about the soul (does the soul exist from itself?), about good and evil, about fear, about love, its «cultivation» and «what should love», about the atonement for sins, about time, about the meaning of life and the purpose of man.

Aurelius argues a great deal about God and religion: «Is the body from the Lord? Why was Christ born of a woman? About the Trinity. About God’s place in human life. Whether the Lord is guilty of evil. On God and His Creation. On the Divine Authority.» The author examines in detail some of the phrases of the Gospel and gives his interpretation of them.

Aurelius also touches on secular matters: marriage, the beauty of images. He speaks «against astrologers and Apollinarians.